Sports Briefs

June 23, 2012

The 15th annual Poteau Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Monday at Wolf Ridge Golf Course.
Lunch and check-in will begin at noon Monday.
The entry fee is $65 per person or $130 per two-player team. Two mulligans will be available for $10, with a limit of four per team.
For additional information, call (918) 647-9178.
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The 47th Spider Webb Two-Person Scramble Golf Tournament will take place July 14-15 at Choctaw Country Club.
The entry fee for the two-person scramble is $175 per golfer, which includes range balls and a practice round on July 13 and dinner on July 14.
For additional information, call Choctaw Country Club at (918) 647-3488.
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The Red Oak Committee for Continued Growth (ROCCG) will have a coed softball tournament beginning Friday.
The schedule will be determined by number of entries. There will be no entry fee.
The deadline to enter will be Monday. T-shirts will go to the top two teams of the tournament.
For additional information, call Dru Kauk at (918) 465-6717 or Krissy Martin at (918) 448-2118.
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Any church interested in playing in the 2012 Poteau Coed Church League this summer needs to call Billy Bond at (918) 647-1939.
Entry Fee is $400 per team. Deadline for entry is Thursday.
There will be two divisions if enough teams enter.
All teams must pay before their team will be entered into the league. The season will begin on July 9.
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Northeastern Oklahoma State University is having several baseball/softball camps this month.
The NSU Hitting Intensity Camp will be July 9-10 at Thomas Rousey Field. The camp is open to baseball players who are from age 12 up through 2013 high school graduates. Cost is $50 per camper.
The NSU High School Baseball Prospect Camp will take place Aug. 11. The camp is open to high school baseball players who graduated in May or who will graduate in 2013-16.
The session will be from 1 to 5 p.m. at Thomas Rousey Field.
Registration will begin at noon Aug. 11. Cost is $60 per camper.
For additional information, call NSU Coach Travis Janssen at (918) 444-3910 or (918) 316-9195, or by email at janssent@nsuok.edu.
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Eastern Oklahoma State College Baseball Camps will take place next month. One session will be 6 to 9 p.m. July 9-10 and the other will be from 6 to 9 p.m. July 16-17.
Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the first day of each camp.
The camps are open to players who are ages 5 to 12.
The entry fee is $60 per camper, which includes a camp T-shirt.
For additional information, call (918) 465-1704.
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Seminole State College will be having its baseball tryout camp beginning at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Oiler Field.
Cost is $50. The camp is open to players who graduated last month or will graduate in 2013 and 2014.
For additional information, call Cole Gordon at (405) 323-8097.
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There will be a IFA/VTD age 10-and-younger super regional July 6-8 at the Poteau Area Recreational Complex.
The entry fee is $250 per team. There is a four-game guarantee.
The top three teams will receive trophies, while the championship and runner-up team will also receive T-shirts.
The deadline to enter is July 3.
For additional information, call Billy Bond at (918) 647-1939.
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A men's Amateur Softball Association State Classification Tournament will take place July 7 at the Ardmore Softball Complex.
The entry fee for the double-elimination tournament is $175 per team, with the deadline of noon July 5 to enter.
All teams must be ASA sanctioned. If not, there will be an additional fee of $25 due as well as the entry fee.
For additional information, call (580) 223-4844.
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A coed Amateur Softball Association State Classification Tournament will take place July 14 at the Ardmore Softball Complex.
The entry fee for the double-elimination tournament is $175 per team, with the deadline of 4:30 p.m. July 11 to enter.
All teams must be ASA sanctioned. If not, there will be an additional fee of $25 due as well as the entry fee.
For additional information, call (580) 223-4844..
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The Smithville Lady Braves Softball Clinic will take place July 12-13.
The guest instructor will be former Red Oak Lady Eagle and current Oklahoma Sooner third baseman Javen Henson, whose Sooners came in national runners-up to Alabama at this month's Women's College World Series.
The fielding session will take place July 12, while the batting session will be July 13.
The entry fee for one day is $20 or $35 for both days.
The camp for ages 8-12 will be from 9 a.m. to noon each day, while the camp for ages 13-18 will be from 1 to 4 p.m. each day.
For additional information, call Jana White at (580) 209-2310.
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The Sam Bradford Football ProCamp presented by Chesapeake Energy and in partnership with The Oklahoman will be July 10-11 at the University of Oklahoma Intramural Fields.
Bradford will be on site the entire camp to direct camp activities and provide instruction. He will be joined by a selection of the top prep and college coaches from the Norman area.
The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7 to 14 and focuses on the team concept and fundamentals of football.
Groups will be small to ensure that each camper gets personalized instruction.
Bradford, a former OU quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner and current St. Louis Rams quarterback, will also give daily talks highlighting the finer points of the game of football and beyond.
Each camper receives an autographed camp team photo with Bradford, camp T-shirt, goodie bag and the opportunity to win additional prizes.
Spots are limited, so campers are encouraged to register early. Cost of the ProCamp is $199.
Additional information and registration is available at www.sambradfordcamp.com or calling (888) 389-CAMP (2267).
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The Boys and Girls Club of McAlester will put on a competitive baseball and softball league.
It is believed sports encourages a healthy lifestyle in our youth, which is a rising concern to many.
Sports also promotes high self esteem in children that will benefit them in many aspects.
For additional information, call the Boys and Girls Club of McAlester Athletic Department at (918) 426-5144.
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The Holiday Island (Ark.) Rotary Club Dettwiller/Lehr Golf Tournament will take place Aug. 25-26 at Holiday Island County Club.
Entry fee for each two-player team is $300, which includes both rounds of golf with golf carts, lunch both days and a reception/dinner on Aug. 25.
For additional information, call Allen Huffman at (479) 981-0654 or email him at j.allenhuffman@gmail.com.